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| Blue dog Cuellar votes with GOP |
I guess being a blue dog democrat includes siding with the GOP from time to time. Friday, Laredo's Henry Cuellar joined 26 other democrats in voting with the republicans. This was after the GOP blooper during which 2 representatives-elect failed to be present for their oath. Politics AP reports:
By Maria Recio McClatchy Newspapers
In a follow-up to the embarrassing non-swearing-in of Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday, the House this morning approved a resolution nullifying their votes on six roll call votes, cast when, it turns out, they were still “representative-elect.
Sessions and Fitzpatrick sent letters to every member late Friday apologizing for the episode, saying they were deeply committed to "maintaining the integrity of the People's House." "Our absence on the House floor during the oath of office ceremony for the 112th Congress - while not intentional - fell short of this standard by creating uncertainty regarding our standing in this body," they said. "We regret that this incident adversely affected House proceedings and apologize for any individual inconvenience our actions may have caused."
The House vote was 257 to 159, with both Sessions and Fitzpatrick abstaining from voting. The 159 votes in opposition were all Democrats although 27 Democrats actually voted with the GOP, including three Texans -- Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Al Green of Houston and Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas.
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